Belt.



No. 849,063. PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. 1. J. & 1). R. GILBERT.

BELT.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.12,1905.

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INDIA J. GILBERT AND DANIEL R. GILBERT, OF WILLIAMSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA.

BELT- To all w/wm it may concern.-

Be it known that we, INDIA J GILBERT and DANIEL R. GILBERT, citizens of the United States, residing at \Villiamstown, in the county of d and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belts; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to adjusting and securing means for belts; and its object is to provide a device of this character whichis of attractive appearance, will admit of the belt being quickly adjusted to fit any size of waist, and which has means for quickly securing the belt in or unfastening it from position about the waist of the wearer.

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combination of parts, which will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown the preferred form of our invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the belt, showing our improved adjusting mechanism secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of the belt. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the belt, showing in section the particular form of adjustable buckle; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of said buckle.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is aloop having one end 2 of a flexible tab 3 in position therein. This end 2 is secured to the body of the tab by means of a rivet l, which rivet also passes through one end of a metal plate 5, which is interposed between the end 2 and the body of the end 3. The free end of the plate is bent to form a hook 6, which is concavo-convex from side to side, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, and the end of the rivet 4 which is nearest the tab end 2 is enlarged to form a ball 7. The free end of tab 3 has a socket 8, which is adapted when the tab 3 is folded to receive the ball 7 and engage the same by frictional contact, thereby holding the tab in position over the plate 5 and hook 6 and concealing the hook from View. The tab 3, hooked plate 5, and 100 1 constitute one member of abelt-securing evice. Two of these members are employed, and both are alike.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 12, 1905. Serial No. 291,445.

Patented April 2, 1907.

The ends of the belt 9 are disposed through the loops 1 and doubled back upon itself, the extreme free ends of the belt being secured to loops 10, said loops having laterally-extending arms 10 at one side thereof, the free ends of said arms being directed upwardly and inwardly to form terminals 10', upon which is eccentrically mounted a plate 11. The body of the belt 9 is provided with a plurality of eyelets 14, said eyelets being adapted to receive a tongue 15, extending inwardly from the pivotally-mounted plate 11,

the tongue being at right angles to the.

main portion of the plate. As best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, a back plate 16 is secured to the arms 10 by directing the ends of the back plate around said arms, and the back plate is provided at its end farthest from the loop 10 with an extension 17, said extension being disposed out of line with the back plate to form an oflset, the object of said offset being to allow the tongue 15 to enter the eyelets in the belt 9, the tongue being of sufiicient length to engage the surface of said extension when in engagement with one of the eyelets, and the plate 11 is so arranged that the edge thereof containing the tongue 15 will direct that portion of the belt between the plate 11 and extension 17 abruptly out of its natural alinement. By this construction it will be seen that when the tongue 15 is directed through one of the eyelets and into engagement with the extension 17 that it will be practically impossible for the eyelet to be come disengaged from the tongue, thereby securely holding the belt in its adjusted position.

When it is desired to adjust the belt, the plate 1 1 is swung upon its pivot-point and the tongue 15 disengaged from the extension 17, after which the eyelet may be freely removed from the tongue and the belt moved in either direction through the loop 1, and after the belt has been properly adjusted to fit the waist of the wearer the tongue 15 is again disposed through the eyelet and into engagement with the extension 17, and after the belt has been properly adjusted it may be quickly secured in position around the waist by disposing the hooks 6 into engagement with a ring 12, after which the tabs 3 are secured in place over the hooks by directing the sockets 8 into engagement with the balls 7, and, if preferred, a strip of material 13, similar to that of which the belt is formed, can be the eyelets and engage the extension on the disposed back of the ring and hooks, whereback plate. by a symmetrical appearance will be im- 2 The combination with a belt having parted to the belt, one end of the strip 13 be- I eyelets therein, and means for detachably ing secured in any preferred manner to one fastening the belt; of means to adjust the of the loops 1, while the opposite end thereof size of the belt comprising a loop, a back is free and adapted to be directed loosely l plate secured to said loop, an extension on into engagement with the opposite end of the said back plate and out of alinement therebelt. I with, terminals on said loop and over said ex- Having thus fully described our invention, l tension, a plate pivotally mounted on said what we claim as new, and desire to secure l terminals adapted to dispose the belt into enby Letters Patent, is gagement with said extension, and abruptly 1. The combination with a belt having I out of its natural alinement, and a tongue in eyelets therein, and means for detachably I tegral with and. at right angles to said pivfastening the belt; of a loop secured to each i oted plate adapted to extend through one of end of the belt, one side of said loop termi the eyelets and engage the extension on the nating in laterally-extending arms, upwardly back plate. and inwardly extending terminals on said i In testimony whereof we have signed our arms, a back plate secured to said arms, an 1 names to this specification in the presence of extension at one end of said back plate, said 'two subscribing witnesses. extension being disposed out of line with the INDIA J. GILBERT. back plate to form an offset, a plate pivot- DANIEL R. GILBERT. ally mounted upon said terminals, a tongue 1 IVitnesses: integral with and at right angles to said piv- M. A. GUTHRIE, oted plate adapted to extend through one of l IN. C. GILBERT. 

